Wave-motor pump.



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APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, |915.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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WAVE MOTOR PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED MIIY 25. 1915.

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WAVE-Moron PUMP.

specification of Letters raient.

rateeeafoct. 24, 1916.

Application led May 25, 1915. Serial No. 30,299.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORG HILLE, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iny Wave-Motor Pumps, of which the following is a 'specication This invention relates to improvements vin pump and pumping systems, in which water may be raised by the utilization of natural forces and in particular by the action of marine waves.

The objects of this invention are, rst, to provide an apparatus combining a plurality of counter-weighted floats, operable by wave iuctuations, with ya peculiar type of force pump whereby water is forced throughr a pipe to any desired distance, the action being automatic and continuous. f A second object is to'provide means whereby the mechanism is automatically raised and lowered. with therise and fall of the tide without disturbing its operative functions.

These and other allied objects, which will become manifest as the description proceeds, are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts, together'with the manner in which they are operated, as hereinafter explained and shownin the accompanying drawings, forming partof thisspeciication, and in whicht- Figure 1 is a general side elevation of the complete structure, including the submerged and shore portions, showing ay break therein. Fig. 2 is an end' view ofv the same, looking toward the beach.l Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of the truck and mechanism. Fig. t is a sectional plan view of the lsame,t`aken online 4.-4 of Fig. 3.- Fig. 5 is a fragmental kside view, similar to.I that shown in Fig. 3, but showing4 the parts in a different position. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View, taken on line (3x-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sideview of a pumping element in detail. Fig. 8 is a further enlarged sectional plan'view of a throstle plate, taken on line v88 of Fig. 9. Fig. 9.is a cross sectional view of the same, taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 10g-10 of Figs. 4 and 12. Fig. 11 is a further enlarged sectional view of one of the hollow guide commas, taken online .1i-1i of Fig. ...aand Figi 1.2 is a esatioaal ries' showings the interior of a pump cylinder, taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 10.

In the general view shownin Fig. 1 the structural arrangement is clearly apparent, the ground'asurface, both on shore and below thewater, being-indicated by the numeral l5 and the water line 16.

` An embodiment of the invention includes a track-way 17, beginning at 18. on the shore and extending in an inclined plane downward below the water surfaceY 16 to a fixed stop orbumper 19, the track being supported by pillars or columns 20 spaced at intervals Vand rigidly secure'd in the ground. On this track-'way is a truck, movable by means of a cable 2l, attached to the winch 22 on the shore well above lhigh water line, so as to be'always accessible.

Apipe line 23 leads fromthe pumps on the truck to the discharge pipe'24l', from whence the water is conducted as desired. The truck consists of a base 25, preferably of commercia-l rolled structural' steel shapes, supported by brackets 26 in which are mounted the wheels 27 ,l the latter being suited to thev trackway 17. a

Rising vertically from the 'pbase are' rigid p hollow columns 28, connected and strengthcned by braces 29, and slidably engaged with the columns 28, which are shown -to be of recnected in pairs by tubes31 extending from Sideto side ofthe truck'and kfurther bracing the columns 28. b

Held rigidwiththe-saddles 30 and rotatable on the tube 31, are hollow drums or cylinders 13, having .heads 33 for convenience inassembling, and formed with a pair of kspaced webs 34,.,inclosing a 'chamber 35 therebetween, the webs 'atthe center forming a hub 36 suited tothe tube'31.

Closely fitting withinthe cylinders'32 between the heads 33, are plates 37, having hubs 38 rigidly keyed tothe tubes 31, as are `tangular cross section, are saddles 30 lconlevers 40 be moved in the direction of the arrow, (see Fig. 12) water is caused to enter the cylinders through the ports 41 in their walls, the flap valves 42 open as the internal 5 pressure is removed. At the same time any water which may be in the cylinder between the back side of the Vplates 37 and the walls 34Vpasses through'the parts 43 in the plate, the pressure of the water causing the Hap valves 44 to open. Thus the spaces between the face of the plates 37 and rigid walls 34, becomer filled with water `during the kdownward movement of the levers 40; when the levers are moved up, that is'in asrevers'e direction', `the parts 41 and 43 become closed by their respective flapjvalvesfand thewater isffforced through the check valves 45, into the chambers 35, which Vcommunicate through openings 46 withthe interior of the tubes 31. `From the `ends of thesejtubes the water enters'` recesses 47 Y in thev saddles 30 and when thereis sufficient force, open one or more of the spring check valves 48, leading to the interior :of the hollow columns 28, from V whence the water passes out at `the top through ordinary pipe fittings to `the pipes 49, connecting with the pipeline 23, a check valve-59ipreventing'the .return of water to the* pump cylindersV Thus'itwill be seen that byoscillatingthelevers 40 a powerful stream5 -of vwater, can be' obtained.\

Motion isv communicated toi the levers by reason of theirA connectionfwith the floats 50, Y 'throughfcables 51, -thefloatsE rising and fall-l ing with wave fluctuations andfbeing counter-balanced bythe `weights 53.

Guides or^throstles 54 are provided at the upper` partof the machine," attached to bars 55 and 56 extendingacros's and rigidly engaged with 'oppositely disposed beams 57 be-r Y tween .j adjacent columns. It'y is desirable that these `throstles bev made 'as frictionless as possible, and therefore include a plurality offl concave facedrollers 58 `so arranged in a ,circle as Lto YpresentaP substantially unbroken Vsurface to the vcable passing through.

Formed `with thesaddles30 are brackets 60 and 61', respectively atthe front and rear of the columns 28 and pivotally mounted in them are levers62 and 63 both extending toward the rea-ratv divergentanglesf These levers are connected pairsfrom Iside to side ofthe structurel byrods 64r which are engageableby thelevers 40 at the eXtreme endsgofl their stroke,` so as to be turned on their pivot supports.

Formed with the'lever 62 is a pawl 65, en-k gaging withvntches .66 recessed in -the columns 28, andattached to 'the lever 63, so as Goito be slightly movable therein, is another pawl 67, pivotedfinpthe-lug69the point-of which engages withthe notches 68 formed in the opposite side. of thelcolumn 28.`

Pull-springs 7 0 and 7-1 'are attachedrespectively to y'the levers-f62f-'a1rdisldingafpawl 67 to maintain them in proper operative position.

By comparing Figs. 3 and 5 it will be no ticed that in the latter the pumps are shown at the upper part of the structure, while in 7g the former figure they are at the bottom; this shifting of position is accomplished by the substantial variations in normal water level as communicated through the floats, which being constantly'operatedby the ir- 75 regularities of the water surface, that'is the waves, cause they lever 40 to move upand down. If this movement in either direction exceeds the normal limit the lever contacts with one of the rods 64; if it be Se the upper', motion is communicatedthrough the lever 62, releasingthe pawl 65 so that afcontinued'upward effect of the float will cause' the pump mechanismito rise; obviously whenthe float descends,- the `opposite pawlhaving engaged with a higher notch in the column, the mechanism will be held in an elevated position, and it will'be readily understood that if the float drops below a s certain amount that a reverse effect' will be 96 produced. Thus the submergence ofy the pumps 'is substantially uniform irrespective of tides or other relatively'lengthy periods of high or low water.

`Many structural details are subjectl to modification fromv those shown, hence it is not Vdesired to be confined strictly-f to the embodiment indicated, but changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims:

Having thus described the inventionand ldisclosed itsconstruction and purpose, what I elaim'as'new andwish to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Ina wave motorpump, a rigid frame having top and bottom members, hollow columns extending therebetween, pipes leading from said columns, saddles'slidably arranged in pairs between oppositely disposed columns, tubulart shafts connectingitherebetween, pumps mounted4 on said shafts and delivering thereto, and meansvfor operating said pumps, said means being` actuated by the intermittent rise and fall of;` waves. v

e 2. `In a wave'motor pump,--a rigid frame 115 having vtop vand-bottom zmembers, l the hollow columns extending therebetween, pipes leading from said columns, saddles slidablyf ar-y ranged in pairs between oppositely disposed n columns, tubular shafts connectingftherebel tween, pumps mounted on said shafts de'` livering-water therein, and lmeans for operating said vpumpsgsaid means being actuated by the intermittent rise and fall of waves, and means whereby sai'dsaddles are 125 raised ori lowered on said columns-by the periodieebb and flow of the tide.v

3. In asubmerged motor pump, a pluralityw of hollowy "columns -having tubular connections therebetween, 1 valves4 combined 130 with said columns, saddles slidable on the columns, tubular shafts connecting said sad'- dlesl in pairs, and communicating therethrough with the hollowI columns, pump cylinders mounted axially on said shafts, for actuating said pistons through the motion of the body of water in which the cylinders are submerged.

4. In a pump, a cylindrical casing, heads rigidly engaged therewith, a pair of parallel walls disposed from side to side of said casing inclosing a chamber therebetween, afplate mounted to rotate within said casing on the axis thereof, said plate extending into the space on each side of said walls, oppositely disposed inlet valves in the wall of said casing leading t0 thel mentioned spaces, check valves in each of said parallel plate whereby water is caused to enter said inlet valves when said plate is moved in one direction and be forced through said check valves and chamber into said shaftA when said plate is moved in a reverse direction.'

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this' fourteenth day ofMay, D. 1915.

GEORG HILLE.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS J. NEKARDA, A. P. GEIER.

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